Non-aqueous template-assisted synthesis of mesoporous nanocrystalline silicon orthophosphate

Ales Styskalik, David Skoda, Zdenek Moravec, Pavla Roupcova, Craig E. Barnes, Jiri Pinkas
2015 RSC Advances  
Mesoporous nanocrystalline silicon orthophosphate Si5P6O25 was synthesized by the non-hydrolytic sol–gel reaction in the presence of Pluronic P123 template and displays superior catalytic activity and selectivity in methylstyrene dimerization.
doi:10.1039/c5ra10982e fatcat:iaz5dqnzifd2bgz76n5uzikox4